- Date
- November 19, 1988, 15:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4306MPiper PA-28R-201T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881119051399A
- Case key
- 26300
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot lost control of the aircraft while descending for landing and collided with a pole. The pilot stated that he was cleared to land behind a king air, on runway 16R. The pilot stated that about the time he descended to 50 feet AGL, near the threshold, he entered an uncontrolled right bank, which turned him 90 degrees to the landing runway and he struck a pole. The acft then collided with the ground off the runway and slid into a chain link fence. It is unknown where the king air touched down, but the pilot stated that the king air's approach looked steep (greater than a 3 degree glide slope). The pilot stated that he made a normal approach and tried to touch down on the threshold. A witness reported that the Piper was only a few seconds behind the landing king air. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4306M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-201T (PA-28R-201)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-8331038
- Airframe hours
- 2,105
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-FB, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Panzarino, Anthony V, doing business as Van Nuys Flite Center
- Registered owner
- Anthoney V. Panzarino
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · October 10, 1988 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- OXR · Oxnard, CA
- Airport
- NVY · Van Nuys, runway 16R, 8,001 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 832 total · 8 in this make and model · 643 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VNY
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.